If you are interested in learning more about the Black Greek life community, then this is the blog for you! This blog discusses everything about Greek Life.
A little about me, I am an active and diamond-life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. I enjoy spending time with my family, friends, sorors, and other people in the Greek community. I am also an Alpha Sweetheart, and I am married to a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Senior Year....Now what????

First off CONGRATS CLASS OF 2012!!!!! You survived 4, 5, or 6 years of college, (or more).... This is a HUGE accomplishment. Those late nights of studying, partying, praying (for God to help you during those major exams, especially finals) have paid off. You are hopeful that you can say goodbye to roman noodles, give pizza a break, and you are getting ready to enter the REAL world, and Make some REAL money for the first time in your life. You feel as if you have accomplished your goals of getting that BA, BS, BM degree, you met some long-life friends and you are hopeful that you can land a good paying job. There is just ONE thing you were not able to accomplish during your years in college...Yup, PLEDGING! This can be for many reasons such as they were/are suspended on campus, you did not realize you wanted to join until it was too late, You tried and tried and tried over and over again only to receive rejection letter after rejection letter. So now what? You are determined to become a member at all cost. So what steps do you take?

Well let me first tell you that membership in any organization at the Alumni/Alumnae level is VERY expensive! So I would start off by focusing on YOURSELF first. Duh right? Well you'd be surprise! This doesn't mean that you can't find out if there is an active Alumni/Alumnae Chapter in your area, and if they are hosting any events. You can still do that, but in the meantime, get settled! You are all grown now.....Those student loans will be knocking on your door sooner than what you think. Sure six months seems like a long time NOW, but TRUST me, you will look up and receive the first bill in the mail. If you are BLESSED enough to have already secured a full time job, BEFORE graduation, KUDOS and CONGRATS!

Once have secured a job and you have everything else in order....you can't stop thinking about fulfilling your dream of becoming a member of ABC organization....But you are no longer in on a College campus, so what are the steps? Where do you start? What do you do ff you are starting a new job in a new state?

1. Join a prestigious organizations in your area. NAACP, Young Black Professionals, Metro Board, Big Brother/Big Sisters are just a few orgs that comes to my mind at the moment. More than likely these orgs will include Greek members. Also doing a quick google search on the Internet in looking up the nearest Alumni/Alumnae Chapter is also a great idea.

2. How about looking up for the nearest NPHC Chapter (National Pan-Hellenic Chapter which consist of the all the BGLOs). They normally host several events throughout the year, and this is a perfect way for you to connect with the organization of your choice.

3. Start serving your community! Most organizations require a certain amount of community service, so give yourself a head start by start serving NOW!
4. Start saving NOW, (if you can). Even by putting a way a dollar here, or a dollar there can help you. As I stated before, membership can be VERY expensive, so you want to be prepared financially.

5. Have patience! Becoming a member at the alumni/alumnae level requires a lot of patience especially since most chapters do not have intake often.
6. Research, Research Research! I have many postings about this so if you need to refresh on this topic, feel free to re-visit!
7. Preparation is key!

8. Have Confidence! So you didn't make line during your undergraduate career and you're still mad about it. Get.Over.It! Look at this as a wonderful opportunity, and a second chance.
Well that's all for now, good luck to you and your future endeavors, and once again, CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2012!!!! (I truly do mean this, as I am preparing to get hooded and walk across the stage myself in six days, Whoo hoo!!!!

5 comments:

Okay: I'll be a sr. next semester and I'm very interested in an org. I'ver been born into it, my God-mother was a member of one of the greatest orgs :) and she has been prepping me: you know; history, founders ect... I've done research, and love everything about the org and what it stands for.

I have tons of hours of community service under my belt, a 3.6 GPA, and even founded a small organization of high school girls myself, AND I'm in 2 exec. boards on my campus. I go to all programs as much as possible, even call of work to attend a few, I'm very sociable with members when ever I can be, and even have class with a few (I make sure that I'm always punctual and outspoken just to make myself known.) and I'm always smiling.

Now,I'm at a standstill, waiting for informational. I don't know what to do or what to expect, I just don't want to miss out and miss my chances b/c I want to make my god-mother proud. any advice on how to ease the nerves? or what to expect?

I've tried for my sought organization and was rejected. I love this article cause it makes me very happy. I graduate in Fall, and a woman approached me at my job and said he alumni chapter is doing intake this year. I feel blessed, and honored that she invited me to her informational, and this blog entry makes me happy; I'm just going to focus on graduating with greatness this semester, and doing what I need to do not only for my organization of choice, but for my LIFE!